Bachelor of Social Science in Disaster Management and Resilience

General Info:

Important Deadlines:

• Online Application Submission: 17 December 2023 to 04 January 2024 (Apply online through admission.bup.edu.bd)
• List of Eligible Candidates for Written Exam will be published on 07 January 2024
• Admit Cards can be downloaded: 14 January 2024 onward.
• Publication of Merit List of selected candidates: 23 January 2024
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences // Exam date//19 January 2024 // Friday 10:00 AM -11:00 AM

Intake : Once in a Year

Application Duration : 17 December 2023 to 04 January 2024 (Apply online through admission.bup.edu.bd)

Minimum Admission Criteria or Requirements:

• •   Written Test (MCQ):
  •   Method of Application: Online through the Admission Link of  www.bup.edu.bd
  •   Course Duration: 04 Years (08 Semester)
  •   Total Credit Hours: 133
  •   Total Course Fee : 1,53,000.00 (Additional Fees if applicable)

Eligibility for Admission

1. A candidate must pass SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination from any discipline/group.
2. Candidates from Science Group must obtain a total GPA of 9.00 in SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination with minimum GPA 4.50 in each of the examinations.
3. Candidates from Business Studies Group must obtain a total GPA of 8.50 in SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination with minimum GPA 4.00 in each of the examinations.
4. Candidates from Humanities Group must obtain a total GPA of 8.00 in SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination with minimum GPA 4.00 in each of the examinations.
5. Candidates from General Certificate of Education (GCE) O and A level background must pass in minimum 05 (five) and 02 (two) subjects respectively having minimum 26.5 points in total based on the following scale:

6. Note:   Gradings lower than ‘D’ will not be considered for point calculation.
7. Candidates from International Baccalaureate (IB) must pass in minimum 06 (six) subjects having minimum 30 points based on the rating scale used in their curriculum (7, 6, 5, 4). Rating of 1, 2 and 3 will not be considered in point calculation.
8. Candidates applying for admission in the Department of Disaster Management & Resilience must be qualified from Science Group in SSC/equivalent examination. Candidates must have studied Higher Mathematics/ Statistics in HSC/equivalent level and obtained minimum A- (A Minus) grade in the examination.

Admission Test Syllabus

(a) General Knowledge - 40 (b) English - 40 (c) Bangla - 20

Weightage

(1) Written Test=70%, (2) Viva-voce=10%, (3) HSC/Equivalent Result=10% and SSC/Equivalent Result=10%

Exam Type

Admission Test will be taken in MCQ System (100 marks) and 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Detailed Time Plan and Center for Admission Test

1. Publication of the List of eligible candidates for Written Exam:  07 January on BUP Website www.bup.edu.bd.
2. Admit Cards can be downloaded and printed by the individual applicants from admission.bup.edu.bd from  14 January 2024   onward. But to avoid technical complication, applicants are requested to download the admit card as soon as possible.

3. Written Tests will be held as per the following schedule: 

   Faculty	Date & Day of Written Test	Time of Written Test
   Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	19 January 2024 Friday	10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

• Admission Test (Written) will be conducted in Dhaka city only.